| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| vein | a narrow water channel in rock or earth or in ice |
| fissures | A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, esp. in rock or earth |
| clouds | a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (as the earth) or moon |
| backwater | water turned back in its course by an obstruction, or an opposing current, as in a river channel, or across a river bar |
| backwaters | BACKWATER, water turned back in its course by an obstruction, or an opposing current, as in a river channel, or across a river bar |
| sluices | (in gold mining) A channel or trough constructed with grooves into which a current of water is directed in order to separate gold from the sand or gravel containing it |
